ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada replacing faulty sheave jammers
A company that built more than 2,000 elevators with faulty brake devices has agreed to pay $12 million to firms that had to repair...
KONE replaceing 128 escalators in Washington D.C.
KONE Inc. is announcing a $154 million deal to build escalators for Washington, D.C.’s mass transit system at its Coal Valley plant.
That’s the largest...
Elevator Etiquette
As soon as I bring up elevator etiquette during a business etiquette seminar, I can be sure it will elicit some comments and opinions....
Aging equipment and lack of maintenance to blame
As aging, overused elevators go up, so does the potential for accidents, the top quality watchdog has warned.
Old, creaking machinery coupled with increased demand...
Space Elevator Closer to Liftoff With Nano Carbon Cable
Professor Matteo Pasquali recently unspooled one of the longest carbon nano tube fibers from his lab in Rice University. One of the many possible...
Theresa Christy – The Ups and Downs
You press a button and wait for your elevator. How long before you get impatient and agitated? Theresa Christy says 20 seconds.
As a mathematician...
Invisible Wheelchair Lift
Sesame Invisible Lift is the ideal solution for buildings where you need to have a wheelchair lift but you want it to be hidden, blended...
Otis wins largest single contract
Otis wins largest single contract in Indian elevator industry's history. The elevator and escalator company will provide 670 units to the Hyderabad Metro Rail...
Mitsubishi Electric to Launch NEXIEZ-LITE Elevators in India
Mitsubishi has announced that they are lunching for NEXIEZ-LITE for Indian-market, a new lineup in the company's NEXIEZ global series of elevators, for low-...
World’s fastest elevator at 60 km/h
As skyscrapers get taller, elevators are getting faster.
The new ones travel as fast as a car on a city street at over 60 km/h.
In...
Elevator in one day
Elevator installation is one of the most problematic, expensive and time-consuming aspects of construction. Modular Elevator Manufacturing, Inc. (MEM) offers a fully operational elevator...
China’s growing market
In the past decade, thanks to China's economic development and increased demand for construction projects, the elevator market in the country has grown rapidly.
Last...
Hyundai Elevator Signs 96 Bilion Elevator Deal
Hyundai Elevator Co., the manufacturer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, said on March 4 that it signed a contract worth 67.8 billion won...
Key safety step missed!
St Pete Beach, FL, USA - It could be months before investigators know exactly why an elevator at the TradeWinds Island Resorts fell on...
Schindler 3300 solar elevator
With another pace setting innovation, Schindler, one of the world’s leading providers of elevators and escalators, has introduced an elevator powered by solar energy....
KONE to deliver eco-efficient escalators
KONE has been awarded a contract by EE Cruz and Tully Construction to supply nine heavy-duty transit escalators as part of the New York...
Merger between KONE and ThyssenKrupp did not go through
German magazine has reported that the Finish company Kone, ranking at number four in the worldwide business with elevators and escalators has proposed in...
ACCEL from ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp analysis shows that people at a distance of more than 500 metres from a metro station usually opt for other means of transport,...
Elevator made out of composite materials
The world may soon get the first passenger elevator (enclosure) that is made out of composite materials.
Unveiled by the Singapore Lift Company (SLC) on...
